Taking From the Broke and Giving to the Jobless

When the wealthiest citizens can design tax shelters, Swiss and otherwise, and the poorest can either pay no taxes or receive refunds, the burden of generating US tax revenue falls squarely on the shoulders of the middle class. That same middle class essentially made up of those hardest hit by today’s correcting economy.

Robin Hood, a sort of redistributive folk hero, rose to fame by robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. How times have changed! Apparently, for the White House, it’s good enough to work that “magic” a few notches down… taking from the working-poor taxpayer and giving to the unemployed.